East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry
Badge and service cap as worn at the outbreak of World War II
Active	1794–1956
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Yeomanry
Size	One Regiment
Engagements	The Great War Selle Valenciennes Sambre France and Flanders 1918 Egypt 1915-17 Gaza El Mughar Nebi Samwil Palestine 1917–18 The Second World War Withdrawal to Escaut St Omer-La Bassée Cassel Normandy Landing Cambes Caen Bourguebus Ridge La Vie Crossing Lisieux Foret de Bretonne Lower Maas Venlo Pocket Ourthe Rhine North West Europe 1940, 1944 45 Pegasus Bridge

The East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry was a unit of the British Army from 1794–1956.

The regiment was formed as volunteer cavalry in 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. It was converted to an armoured role in 1920. In 1956, it merged with two other Yorkshire yeomanry regiments to form the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry. Its lineage is continued today by the Queen's Own Yeomanry.

The formation of a Regiment of Imperial Yeomanry, known as the East Riding of Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry, was approved on 15 April 1902.

In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside the country. However, on the outbreak of war on 4 August 1914, many members volunteered for Imperial Service. Therefore, TF units were split in August and September 1914 into 1st Line (liable for overseas service) and 2nd Line (home service for those unable or unwilling to serve overseas) units. Later, a 3rd Line was formed to act as a reserve, providing trained replacements for the 1st and 2nd Line regiments.

The 1/1st moved north in November 1914 as Divisional Cavalry for the 2nd Northumbrian Division. On 20 May, the regiment formed part of a parade of some 40,000 men before H.M. The King and Lord Kitchener. The regiment was then ordered south to Filey and then to East Anglia, to form part of the 1/1st North Midland Mounted Brigade. In October 1915, it set sail for Alexandria.